Chapter 14: Dudley Encounter
Harry and Katelyn walked out of the house into the bright sunshine. "What is Hogwarts like?" Katelyn asked.
"It is really great," said Harry, "It is huge! It is fun as long as Voldemort and his Death Eaters stay away. So far every year has held some kind of excitement for me. I have had to fight Voldemort every year except for my third. That was the year I met Sirius. I wanted to kill him at first until he explained the true story and showed me Peter."
"I am so sorry," said Katelyn, "You have had to grow up fast haven't you?"
"Yes," said Harry, "I never got to be a kid. The Dursley's have had me working as long as I can remember. At least I get to be away from them at Hogwarts. So what is it you have to do?" asked Harry.
"You'll see," Katelyn said smiling.
"Katelyn!" called Dudley from across the street.
Katelyn gave Harry a little smirk and then walked over to him.
"I'm so sorry you have to take care of him," said Dudley motioning to Harry. Harry rolled his eyes.
"Oh don't be sorry," said Katelyn, "I really do not mind having him there. He can take care of himself. By the way I wanted to talk to you about something."
"What is it?" asked Dudley putting his arm around Katelyn.
Katelyn screwed up her nose and pushed his arm off her shoulders. "You see," she said, "I have been thinking. This is not really working for me. You are not my type. I prefer someone who is not such a bully. I also prefer someone a little more similar to me. Harry is more my type."
Dudley stood there shocked. "But, he is nothing like you," he said, "he is a criminal."
"I know about his little secret," said Katelyn, "I know where he really goes to school, Dudley. He told me everything. I am going to be going to the same school soon. I know also how you and your family have been treating him. I wouldn't go out with you again even if my life depended on it."
Dudley couldn't say anything. He just stood there with a dumb look on his face. Harry was laughing. Katelyn smiled. "Come on, Harry," she said, "I'm finished here."
Harry put his arm around Katelyn. "Bye, Dudley. See you around," said Harry. They left Dudley standing there with a look of pure shock on his face. "He never thought that anyone around here would like me better than him," said Harry.
"Let alone think that he was going out with a witch," said Katelyn beginning to laugh. They returned to the Katelyn's house still laughing.
"What is going on?" asked Mary.
Harry tried to answer but he couldn't talk because he was laughing too hard.
"Calm down and tell us what happened," said Sirius who was starting to laugh also just because Katelyn and Harry were.
"Dumped.D-d-dudley," Katelyn finally managed to get out between giggles.
"Y-y-yes," said Harry, "h-h-he l-l-looked so stup-p-pid."
The rest of them started laughing now. "Oh, I can just see it," said Mary. After about ten minutes Katelyn managed to calm down enough to say that she had only gone out with him because he was the first to ask her and the other girls thought he was cute.
"Can you imagine his face," said Harry, "he looked so dumb when Katelyn told him that she liked me better and that she was just like me."
"He knows I am a witch now," said Katelyn, "but he won't tell anyone. He wouldn't want everyone to know that he dated someone like me."
"I am proud of you," said Sirius, "standing up for Harry like that."
"Thank you, Dad," said Katelyn giving him a hug. "It feels good to be able to call someone Dad," Katelyn added.
"I know what you mean," said Harry, "It also feels good to be able to call someone Mom." Harry gave his parents a hug also.
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Harry and Katelyn walked out of the house into the bright sunshine. "What is Hogwarts like?" Katelyn asked.
"It is really great," said Harry, "It is huge! It is fun as long as Voldemort and his Death Eaters stay away. So far every year has held some kind of excitement for me. I have had to fight Voldemort every year except for my third. That was the year I met Sirius. I wanted to kill him at first until he explained the true story and showed me Peter."
"I am so sorry," said Katelyn, "You have had to grow up fast haven't you?"
"Yes," said Harry, "I never got to be a kid. The Dursley's have had me working as long as I can remember. At least I get to be away from them at Hogwarts. So what is it you have to do?" asked Harry.
"You'll see," Katelyn said smiling.
"Katelyn!" called Dudley from across the street.
Katelyn gave Harry a little smirk and then walked over to him.
"I'm so sorry you have to take care of him," said Dudley motioning to Harry. Harry rolled his eyes.
"Oh don't be sorry," said Katelyn, "I really do not mind having him there. He can take care of himself. By the way I wanted to talk to you about something."
"What is it?" asked Dudley putting his arm around Katelyn.
Katelyn screwed up her nose and pushed his arm off her shoulders. "You see," she said, "I have been thinking. This is not really working for me. You are not my type. I prefer someone who is not such a bully. I also prefer someone a little more similar to me. Harry is more my type."
Dudley stood there shocked. "But, he is nothing like you," he said, "he is a criminal."
"I know about his little secret," said Katelyn, "I know where he really goes to school, Dudley. He told me everything. I am going to be going to the same school soon. I know also how you and your family have been treating him. I wouldn't go out with you again even if my life depended on it."
Dudley couldn't say anything. He just stood there with a dumb look on his face. Harry was laughing. Katelyn smiled. "Come on, Harry," she said, "I'm finished here."
Harry put his arm around Katelyn. "Bye, Dudley. See you around," said Harry. They left Dudley standing there with a look of pure shock on his face. "He never thought that anyone around here would like me better than him," said Harry.
"Let alone think that he was going out with a witch," said Katelyn beginning to laugh. They returned to the Katelyn's house still laughing.
"What is going on?" asked Mary.
Harry tried to answer but he couldn't talk because he was laughing too hard.
"Calm down and tell us what happened," said Sirius who was starting to laugh also just because Katelyn and Harry were.
"Dumped.D-d-dudley," Katelyn finally managed to get out between giggles.
"Y-y-yes," said Harry, "h-h-he l-l-looked so stup-p-pid."
The rest of them started laughing now. "Oh, I can just see it," said Mary. After about ten minutes Katelyn managed to calm down enough to say that she had only gone out with him because he was the first to ask her and the other girls thought he was cute.
"Can you imagine his face," said Harry, "he looked so dumb when Katelyn told him that she liked me better and that she was just like me."
"He knows I am a witch now," said Katelyn, "but he won't tell anyone. He wouldn't want everyone to know that he dated someone like me."
"I am proud of you," said Sirius, "standing up for Harry like that."
"Thank you, Dad," said Katelyn giving him a hug. "It feels good to be able to call someone Dad," Katelyn added.
"I know what you mean," said Harry, "It also feels good to be able to call someone Mom." Harry gave his parents a hug also.
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